Lawyers for Cilia Flores, the wife of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, have asked US authorities to allow her to serve any detention at home, saying her heart condition has worsened while she has been in custody in the United States.
According to the legal filing, Flores requires specialised cardiac treatment and a period of recovery that lawyers contend cannot be provided in a standard detention facility. The lawyers argue that home confinement would enable access to appropriate medical care and a safer environment for recuperation.
The request places medical concerns at the centre of Flores’s detention status. Her legal team says clinical monitoring, cardiac rehabilitation and uninterrupted follow-up care are essential to managing her condition — services they say would be difficult to deliver inside a detention setting.
It is now for US authorities to consider the motion and decide whether to grant home detention. The outcome will determine whether Flores can receive outpatient care at a private residence or must remain in federal custody while arrangements for treatment are made.